Paul Tagliabue
Paul Tagliabue
Paul John Tagliabueis the former Commissioner of the National Football League. He took the position in 1989 and was succeeded by Roger Goodell, who was elected to the position on August 8, 2006. Tagliabue's retirement took effect on September 1, 2006. He had previously served as a lawyer for the NFL. Tagliabue served as Chairman of Board of Directors of Georgetown University from 2008 to 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth24 November 1940
CountryUnited States of America
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We want to really emphasize above all that sport is a small part of life. We want to use are visibility and the respect we have with the public and the respect our teams have to support the national recovery program. That's the big thing.
We want to really emphasize above all that sport is a small part of life, ... We want to use our visibility and the respect we have with the public and the respect our teams have to support the national recovery program. That's the big thing.
We have to have a sober assessment of what kind of rebuilding and defending new investment of the Superdome if any makes sense. These are all complicated decisions.
We appreciate the tremendous response of our fans and everything that our teams and players are doing to support the relief effort, ... We are going to stay at it because all of America is going to have to stay at it.
We appreciate the leadership of ABC and ESPN in helping us turn this particular Monday night into far more than a primetime football doubleheader, making it part of the overall Gulf Coast relief effort. The New Orleans Saints know the importance of rising to help meet the Gulf Coast's extraordinary challenges, and we salute them, too.
to play in the state in which they're franchised.
ultimately how maybe we can approach the construction of a stadium and eventually, possibly having a team back in operation in Los Angeles.
We'll see who's in the lead in the March meeting.
We are also focused in a preliminary way on the 2006 season.
There are a lot of complications here and I think everyone is working in good faith to get them resolved.
We've talked about no fewer than six and no more than eight (members). But that's not set in concrete. We had some discussion with the owners about whether the committee should be one owner for each division, or whether there was any one factor that could determine how the committee would be composed.
We want teams to get additional money to re-sign players, rather than cutting them.
Like everybody else, Mr. Benson has been dealing with things that no one ever thought they would have to deal with. He's been looking at different alternatives, thinking of all the pros and cons, both short-term and long-term.
We have had this commission for a couple of years now on cardiovascular health,